The Last Call

Let's meet Kat

I would never get tired of doing this.

"611 what's your emergency" I ask in the same voice I've been using for the past four years.

"Well my daughter....my daughter" The panicked voice I heard on the other end had me sitting straight.

"Ma'am you need to calm down. In other for me to help you, I need you to calmly tell what happened" I said to her trying as much as possible to keep my emotions out of it.

"she......she cut her......oh my god.....she cut herself with a pocket knife and she can't just stop bleeding" The panicked woman continued to cry while taking deep breaths.

Here I was thinking it was a real emergency.

"Ma'am just calm down, how deep is the cut" I asked desperately trying to keep my disappointment away from my voice. But I wasn't having much luck with that.

The worrying mother oblivious to my tone continued" well..it's not much of a cut its just a scratch or so....but the blood is just too much....I don't know what to do"

I know what you're thinking....somebody calls at four fucking am all because of a fucking scratch!!!

Sometimes I really hate my job

Not wanting to keep this victim waiting I put the receiver back on" ma'am I need to look at the wound closely. Is it longer than half of your pinky or not? "

It better be deeper than her pinky, I thought angrily.

"oh it's not up to the length of my nails...but with a lot of blood oozing out" she said still crying...more like wailing.

Did she expect to not see blood?.......this town just keeps getting better.

"Ma'am...first wash your hands to be on the safe side, then gently clean the wound" she didn't let me finish before she started stuttering "But....but there's like a lot of blood....it....it...I can't possible do this"

I've had enough of this.

"Ma'am listen and listen good to me, it's either you fucking do it or you get the burden of financing her funeral..so if you'll rather have your fucking relations who don't give a fuck about you or anything that you do, pay you a visit soon and start demanding for their share of the money that never existed....fine by me" If it isn't too obvious, I'm frustrated and angry hence my outburst.

"Okay" The woman said, sounding more composed. "As I was saying, wash your hands and clean the wound. Then you can apply some gentian violet solution but" She didn't let me finish talking. Again.

"What is a genital solution" I have never felt so bad for anyone as I did to this mother. And to think she has a child!

"First of all, it's gentian solution not genital solution. Now say it with me g-e-n-t-i-a-n."I'm sure we spent like five minutes on the correct pronunciation and spelling of gentian.

I am having so much fun. Yay

"Now go to your first aid box and looking for a bottle that has like blue black color when exposed to air" I paused to see whether she was making progress.

But as expected, she was not " Uh there are like a dozen bottles in here, can you be more specific?"

I think I just found the world's dumbest mother.

"Just pick a random bottle and pray that it's the right one, you know what happens if you don't?" I asked bending my voice to sound more villain-y. Even though I sounded like a girl with a cock stuck in my throat.

Just saying.

"What happens?" She asked, and I'm sure she was shivering from fear. Just what I wanted.

"It's quite simple really" I said in a I-couldn't-care-less-voice. When all I wanted to do was burst out laughing.

"She...dies" I tried to contain my laughter when I heard her gasp. You may see me as a bitch for playing mind games with her but I really don't care. Maybe I do. Nah I don't think so.

Point is not everyone out there gets an A+ when it comes to cooperating, and so the only way to solving this is by saying things that warrants their cooperation. But in my case.....by being a bitch.

Sides, when the only emergencies you get are 'ohmygod I can't find Starbucks anywhere' or ' I can't find the my choco chip ice cream'....you'll have no choice but to act this way.

Now let's get back to the mother....before a real emergency occurs.

"So what will it be...ma'am"

" I've found it" the now exhausted woman said. Good for her.

"Now pour just a dab in the wound...please avoid dressing it, unless necessary of course" at least that will help dry the scratch.

"Is that all she'll be needing?"

"Why yes ma'am.....unless you think otherwise" Did she think she could teach me my job? I don't think so.

"No it's alright, thanks for your...help"

"Anytime" I said finally ending the call. Maybe I should have taken my day off like I was supposed to.

Shit...I forgot to introduce myself didn't I?......you must forgive my lack of manners,really.

I'm Katerina Lockhart, and I work for the B.A.D.

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Kat made quite the first impression didn't she...She's just so...lovable.I know it's short..like real short but it's my first book and I hope you guys like it. It'll mean a lot to me...especially if you guys comment...:)